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Mentioned in 6 episodes

Owned

How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left

Book • 2025

Author

Eoin Higgins

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Mentioned in 6 episodes

Mentioned by

Kara Swisher as the author of the book.

204 snips

Dissecting Elon Musk’s Hostile Takeover with Anne Applebaum, Eoin Higgins & Ryan Mac

Mentioned by

Nima Shirazi and

Adam Johnson as the subject of their interview, discussing his new book about the influence of tech billionaires on left-leaning media.

35 snips

News Brief: Silicon Valley Patronage, How To Subtly Drift Right, and the New Conservative Media Ecosystem

Mentioned by Gil Duran as an explosive new book detailing how right-wing tech billionaires are influencing media.

22 snips

From Mavericks to Mouthpieces: How Tech Billionaires Broke Journalism (with Eoin Higgins)

Mentioned by Paris Marx as the author of the book being discussed in the podcast.

20 snips

The Tech Oligarchy’s Campaign Against the Media w/ Eoin Higgins

Mentioned by Derek Barris in the introduction, highlighting his role in the Edward Snowden case and his subsequent shift in political alignment.

243: Free Market Contrarians (w/Eoin Higgins)

Mentioned by

Corey Barker as a book about how tech billionaires on the right bought the loudest voices on the left.

Episode 310: News for Hire: How Billionaires Are Rewriting the Narrative

Mentioned by

Sam Seder as the author of "Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left."

2427 - Musk Running The Government Gamut; Tech Bro Siren Song w/ David Dayen; Eoin Higgins

Mentioned by Carol Massar as the author of the book discussing how tech billionaires influenced media.

Book: Tech Billionaires Threaten Free Speech

Mentioned by Doug Henwood as the author of a book about tech moguls and journalists.

Behind the News: Tech Moguls and Journalism w/ Eoin Higgins

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Eoin Higgins discusses the thesis behind his new book.

5/22/25: House passes Trump tax cuts, Trump threatens journalist

Mentioned by JJ as a book detailing how right-wing tech billionaires influenced left-leaning media figures.

Elon Musk Frenemy Peter Thiel’s Influence on The Media

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Derek Davison as the author of the book, which is discussed in the podcast.

Bonus - Musk and Silicon Valley in the Government w/ Becca Lewis and Eoin Higgins (Preview)

Mentioned by Andrew Keen as a new book discussing how right-wing tech billionaires influenced media.

Episode 2330: Eoin Higgins on how reactionary tech billionaires bought Glenn Greenwald and Matt Taibbi

Mentioned by Andrew Keen as an author with a new book about tech billionaires and their influence on political discourse.

Episode 2329: Ethan Zuckerman on how the United States learned to love online censorship

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